Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

The purpose of a department store is not to sell goods, but to store raw materials; it is more like a warehouse.

Transporting raw materials is crucial and extremely dangerous.

After all, the journey was long, and no one knew how many bandits or mountain robbers they might encounter along the way.

Since most of the journey was within the Daye Dynasty, they could not send troops to escort them, which greatly increased the danger.

Li Mingxuan traveled light and almost died on the way. He swore he would never travel far again, but Lin Ping gave him a perfect opportunity right from the start.

I was so moved I cried.

"Your Highness, could you please find someone else? I just want to stay by your side, never leaving your side." Li Mingxuan risked being kicked away again, grabbing onto Lin Ping's leg, and indeed he was kicked away.

"No!" Lin Ping replied, turning his head away.

Li Mingxuan understood Lin Ping's personality and felt somewhat disheartened.

"Could you find a few reliable experts to escort us along the way?" Li Mingxuan continued to plead.

Since the arduous task of transportation is unavoidable, let's drag a few more people into it.

Even if Li Mingxuan hadn't said anything, Lin Ping would have done it anyway.

His life is worthless, but those truckloads of raw materials are valuable, so he'll definitely need to find some experts.

"Take this letter from me to the Lotus Palace and find my master. Ask her to send a few experts from the Black Lotus Realm." Lin Ping wrote with a flourish, and lines of scribbled characters appeared on the Xuan paper. He hoped that Chu Rujun could understand them.

He not only needed to find some experts to escort the raw materials, but also some experts to protect himself, after all, those bastards from the Nightmare Palace were treacherous and cunning.

"The Lotus Palace that you attacked?" Li Mingxuan broke out in a cold sweat and kept slapping himself in the face.

He shouldn't have brought it up himself.

Lotus Palace is like a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, a hundred times more ruthless than the bandits and thieves along the way. Besides, they have a grudge against Lin Ping. Why would they take his letter to their deaths?

Li Mingxuan wanted to live a few more days.

That's why he had to go, because if he didn't, he might not survive the night.

"Can I have the princess accompany me?" Seeing Lin Ping nod, Li Mingxuan's heart sank, and he placed all his hopes on Jiang Yunying.

She was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also a disciple of the Lotus Palace, so she always had some influence.

Lin Ping's murderous gaze answered Li Mingxuan's question.

Even if the whole world knows he is in Shuntian Prefecture, he cannot let Jiang Yunying know.

Because no one else could influence her plans except Jiang Yunying.

That was real fear!

If the other party said "Go back," Lin Ping would never dare to go back.

He had already decided that after completing this task, he would take the initiative to apologize to Jiang Yunying, even if it meant kneeling on a washboard for the rest of his life.

In the pitch-black night, Li Mingxuan embarked on a path of no return; he shouldn't have foolishly come looking for Lin Ping.

"Lin Ping, what are we going to do next?" Zhu Xiaoji asked excitedly, already prepared for a big undertaking.

The thought of making a name for himself in the Daye Dynasty kept Zhu Xiaoji awake with excitement; this was the capital he would squander in the future.

How can you squander money if you don't have any? So he not only needs to make money first, but he needs to make a lot of money.

"Did you bring the raw materials I requested?" Lin Ping asked, equally excited.

A few days ago, students at Huiwen Academy had already produced soda ash by burning sodium sulfate and coal according to the method he provided.

Lin Ping was so excited he couldn't sleep. This was a very basic chemical raw material that could bring about a revolutionary change to the current handicraft industry.

Although he had previously bought some natural soda ash from Qinghai Lake, the production of soda ash there was low and the price was high, making it unsuitable for large-scale industrial production.

To give a simple example, he was able to use soda ash and quartz to make glass, thus changing the lifestyle of the people of the Daye Dynasty.

He could also use soda ash and lime to produce caustic soda, which brought about a major revolution in papermaking.

In short, the production of soda ash led to industrial transformation.

Lin Ping will become the father of soda ash and amass a huge fortune.

"I brought it, it's in the backyard." Zhu Xiaoji didn't understand why Lin Ping was so excited. It was just a truckload of white powder, wasn't it? It didn't look much different from lime.

"I'm going to be rich! I'm going to be rich!" Looking at the whole truckload of white powder, Lin Ping excitedly jumped onto the roof beam, almost breaking his leg in the process.

"You can get rich with this stuff?" Zhu Xiaoji was still a little surprised.

"Is the tongs pot ready?" Lin Ping asked in return, naturally wanting to answer Zhu Xiaoji's question with actions.

Zhu Xiaoji nodded and quickly brought over the tongs pot.

Lin Ping put soda ash and quartz in a certain ratio in a pot, and lit a roaring fire with coal underneath.

In no time, the soda ash and quartz began to melt and mix little by little, resulting in a crystal-clear liquid.

After the two had completely melted, Lin Ping scooped a spoonful and placed it on a flat stone slab with grooves, allowing the glass solution to naturally form a rectangular sheet.

The process of glass molten metal solidifying releases enormous heat, and Zhu Xiaoji's entire body became burning hot.

Despite being drenched in sweat, Lin Ping remained enthusiastic as he quietly waited for the glass to solidify.

Before long, the molten glass completely solidified and slowly cooled to room temperature. Lin Ping excitedly held the glass in his hands and exclaimed, "Haha, I succeeded! I'm going to make a fortune!"

"You can make money from this? It's not as beautiful as ceramic, nor as dazzling as glass. Will anyone actually buy it?" Zhu Xiaoji voiced his doubts.

It's not his fault; after all, he was born in ancient times. Lin Ping even had to give Zhu Xiaoji a thumbs up for his business acumen.

The reason why glass did not exist in ancient times was not entirely because people did not understand the production process, but because they felt that glass was not very useful.

Such transparent objects did not conform to the aesthetic standards of ancient people.

In some respects, it is indeed not as outstanding as ceramics or glass.

But Lin Ping is a modern man who knows the various uses of glass, so he naturally makes it a bestseller.

"Short-sighted." Lin Ping glanced at Zhu Xiaoji, then took the glass and went inside.

The molds for making the glass are the same size as those for diamond-shaped windows, and Lin Ping uses wooden tenons to fix the glass in place.

"This is called a glass window. It not only lets in light, but it also has good sealing properties, which can effectively raise the room temperature!" Lin Ping explained.

Zhu Xiaoji didn't understand these technical terms, but he could understand what Lin Ping meant. He looked out the window at the moon, which was indeed big and bright.

He then tried to feel the cold air behind the window paper and the cold air behind the glass with his hands; he could barely feel the latter.

"This thing really does keep out the wind and rain." Zhu Xiaoji chuckled.

"It not only shelters us from the wind and rain, but also lets the sunlight fill the whole house, and we don't have to worry about bad guys breaking through the window paper to release poisonous smoke," Lin Ping said smugly.

"So, with glass, you can keep the room warm even without a heater?" Zhu Xiaoji asked boldly.

Lin Ping nodded and said, "Even if we can't go shirtless indoors, we won't freeze to death."

Zhu Xiaoji was immediately dumbfounded, and excitedly said, "This is a great plan to benefit the people! Pah, pah, pah, look at my foul mouth, this is a treasure to make money!"